Adah vs Fiadh
Adah and Fiadhcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Adah was ranked #391 and Fiadh #2 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Adah was ranked #718 and Fiadh #3 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Adah was ranked #3015 and Fiadh #374 among girls in England and Wales.
Adah and Fiadh over time
Adah and Fiadh appear together in 2 published lists, across 23 years of shared records. Fiadh held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Adah in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Adah reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Fiadh in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Adah #1449 in 2020, Fiadh #355 in 2021.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 2013–2024
Adah held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Fiadh in 10.
Highest recorded here: Adah #1449 in 2020, Fiadh #355 in 2021.
The order changed in 2015: Fiadh moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #3514 and #5691; by 2015 that had become #4103 and #2705.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adah #3015, Fiadh #374.
Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 2004–2025
Adah held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Fiadh in 11.
Highest recorded here: Adah #444 in 2020, Fiadh #1 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adah #718, Fiadh #3.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Adah | Fiadh |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Carries dual meanings in Modern Irish: 'wild, wild animal, deer' (from Irish 'fia'), or alternatively 'respect'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Irish (modern) |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈfʲiə/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #3 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Fiadh has a recorded origin (Irish (modern)); Adah does not have one recorded yet.
- Adah has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Fiadh.
- A meaning is recorded for Fiadh; Adah doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Adah
Popularity journey
First recorded2004
First recorded at #677 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 2004 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2017–2023
Highest recorded position: #355 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2017 (recorded 2017–2023).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Fiadh
Popularity journey
First recorded2002
First recorded at #620 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 2002 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2002–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 2002–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls